Re: image-dired shows images as text

[Nick Roberts]

 > when I visit a file in image-dired, should i get an image on screen ?

Mathias Dahl has anwered this question.

 > I saw the file as text and the minibuffer came back with this :
 > 
 >  > Repeat this command to go back to displaying the file as text
 > 
 > Do I have to use an external program to view a picture ?

I think at that point you weren't using image-dired.  To view just one image
like this I think you just need Emacs to be compiled with the appropriate image
libraries.  Before the above line it said:

             Type C-c C-c to view as an image.

What happens if you do that (CTRL-C CTRL-C)?


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